Breaking ground for shop.

[Crazy Horse]

OK, yesterday morning the building actually started going up. Here is as of 2:00 pm this afternoon. The roof is going on now. These Morton guys are really good.
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[dresslered]

I'm very jelous! I've been debating about building a shop next to my home or buying the old firehouse in town (2-miles away). I definitely couldn't build a 5,300 square foot, 4 garage bay with 6 offices, 2 bathrooms, kitchen and dorm with heated driveway, but then there is the convenience factor.

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[Crazy Horse]

As of Tues, five days after the start the below photos show the progress. What a great job of putting the shop up! And I can't find a thing wrong anywhere. The roof is squared up perfectly with the overhead trusses when you look up and eyeball them. This is where you can see where some building are not built squarely. The electrician is in now for a couple of days then the Morton guys come back to finish off the inside. The concrete will be poured after that then the garage doors goes on. Can't wait.

 

[Crazy Horse]

Here are a couple more.

 

[Deleted member 995608]

Crazy,

So those gigantic concrete blocks were more of a retaining wall than a "footing" for the shop?

Shop looks great! Keep the pics coming.

 

[Crazy Horse]

Yes, the blocks are solely intended for the retaining wall and they are 6' long, 3' wide and 3' high weighing about 5,500 lbs a piece. The also have interlocking portions of the blocks to accommodate security and prevents movement over time (see photo). I think it took about 40 of those to build the wall we wanted.

 

[dresslered]

Yes, the blocks are solely intended for the retaining wall and they are 6' long, 3' wide and 3' high weighing about 5,500 lbs a piece.

Can you post info on the blocks? I poured 48 cu-ft of concrete just to build a deck.

 

[Crazy Horse]

There are two local cement manufacturers near us her in Cherokee County SC. They both have molds made out of steel that will make the bottom blocks and the top finishing blocks which are flat on top but have the recessed on the bottom to interlock. Every day they have left over concrete for the day and they pour the molds, let it cure and then they stock pile the blocks for usually landscapers and builders who can handle picking them up and working with them on projects. People down here also use these for separating different types of stones and mulches in free standing walls to separate their products. The thing to remember with these are you need the equipment to handle and move them like the excavator my guy used in one of the above photos when he set my wall.

 

[dresslered]

Thanks. Awsome shop!

 

[WCPoe]

Looks great. Glad your Morton experience is going as good as mine did. I really like your color combo if you know what I mean.

Bill

 

[Crazy Horse]

Looks great. Glad your Morton experience is going as good as mine did. I really like your color combo if you know what I mean.

Bill

Thanks Bill, and thank you for all the input you gave me regarding the build. The Morton crew came in this morning to finish off insatlling the inside vapor barriers and finishing off the walls and cielings. They are hoping to finish the inside Monday. Next comes the concrete crews to do the pad and entry way from the driveway down to the building along with special fortifications (12" concrete) around where the lift will be and the outer edges and entry on the driveway. Footers and rebar. Then we don't have to worry about delivery/heavy trucks catching the edge of the driveway, or driving off the edges with the truck. I have also decided to put down a urea coating in the shop to protect it. The good stuff is Spendy but I think it will be a worthwhile investment.

 

[RJTaylor]

That's a really nice Man Cave! I haven't ever regretted building my 36x48... worth every penny!

 

[Deleted member 995608]

Any more new pics to share of the new shop??

 

[Crazy Horse]

Any more new pics to share of the new shop??

The rest of the driveway is getting concreted hopefully this week. The power is on and the A/C will be installed Friday. We decided to have the area between the retaining wall and the building concreted also instead of just filling that void with crushed rock. The crew really did a great job so far on the digging the footers, laying the rebar and finishing the concrete. With the rain we have had and the traffic down the driveway to the building that section of concrete will be poured this next Monday. Then the concrete coating will be applied in the shop. Here the most recent pictures.

 

[Crazy Horse]

More inside.

 

[Deleted member 995608]

I really like the lighting. One mistake commonly made is lack of lighting. Good job.

 

[Crazy Horse]

I really like the lighting. One mistake commonly made is lack of lighting. Good job.

It's like daytime in there, I love it. All of the fixtures and bulbs are the high output rated that are instant on at any (reasonable) temperature and a little brighter than the standard fixtures and bulbs. I find it's really hard to do good work in dimly lit work areas. All of the over heads fixtures are switched in pairs also so you can control the amount of light as needed.

 

[WCPoe]

Crazy Horse,

I see it is coming along nicely. What did you decide for the floor coatings?

Bill

 

[Crazy Horse]

Crazy Horse,

I see it is coming along nicely. What did you decide for the floor coatings?

Bill

I have landed on this Sparta-Flex® Pigmented to protect the concrete. When compared to epoxy and urethane coating this appears to have better adhesion, abrasion resistance and thermal break down.

I had to put up photos of the OH doors, very nice with automatic pin locks on the tracks and quiet. The doors operate very smooth, the motors are progressive engaging the drive slowly upon the initial opening and again when closing completely. This progressive engagement happens for approx. the first and last 6" of operation. No daylight around the edges when closed.

 

[WCPoe]

I have landed on this Sparta-Flex® Pigmented to protect the concrete. When compared to epoxy and urethane coating this appears to have better adhesion, abrasion resistance and thermal break down.

I had to put up photos of the OH doors, very nice with automatic pin locks on the tracks and quiet. The doors operate very smooth, the motors are progressive engaging the drive slowly upon the initial opening and again when closing completely. This progressive engagement happens for approx. the first and last 6" of operation. No daylight around the edges when closed.

Your door lifts and auto locking pins are the same as mine. Mine have performed very well.

That said, the doors became somewhat noisey over time, (ie cracking and popping. ) Easily cured by lubricating the pivot points and rollers. I try to remember to do this once a year but if I forget the doors always let me know it's time for a little lube.

The only problem I've ever had with my Morton shop is that I have too much stuff in it. Ha ,ha.

Keep us posted. It sure looks great but I'm a bit biased if you know what I mean.


Take care,

Bill